HIV/STD 101
Acronym for HIV & AIDS
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome?
ART stands for:
What is Antiretroviral Therapy/Treatment
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First FDA approved drug to treat HIV
What is Zidovudine (AZT)?
Former basketball star and one of the first celebrities to inform the world that he’s HIV-positive.
Who is Magic Johnson?
Type of cells HIV like to target
What are CD4 cells?
CD4- Helper T cells (T4 or CD4+ cells) help other cells destroy harmful organisms. Too few CD4 cells means that the immune system will no longer function like it is supposed to.
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Internationally recognized symbol, which represents solidarity and support for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
What is The Red Ribbon?
Skipping medication regularly can cause: (Name 2)
Resistance, viral load can increase, decrease in T cells or running out of treatment options
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Recent FDA approved drug to treat HIV (January 2021)
What is Cabenuva?
First injectable HIV medication
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Member of the Los Angeles-based hip-hop group N.W.A. and died in 1995, one month after receiving a diagnosis of AIDS.
Who is Easy-E?
Test that measures the number of copies of HIV
What is Viral Load Count?
Used to see how well HIV treatment is working, whether it’s starting a first regimen or when switching to a new medication or regimen
3 body fluids that DO NOT transmit HIV
What are Sweat, tears, saliva, urine?
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What are the fighter cells/soldiers of the immune system
What are CD4 Cells ?
Two medications used for PrEP
What is Descovy and Truvada?
The difference between them is the form of Tenofovir. Truvada has the original form while Descovy has a newer form.
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National poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after he was prohibited from attending school due to his HIV status and later died from complications related to AIDS
Who is Ryan White ?
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Difference between HIV-1 and HIV-2
HIV-1 it’s the most common type of HIV seen in the U.S. and HIV-2 is usually found in West and Central Africa
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Name 4 opportunistic infections that HIV+ people can get:
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), Herpes simplex, Tuberculosis (TB), Toxoplasmosis
What do HIV medications do to the HIV life cycle?
Interrupt or slowdown and eventually reduce the level of HIV in the blood (reduce the viral load)
Common Side effects for HIV meds
What is Diarrhea, Nausea, Headaches, fatigue?
Internationally known musician who died of AIDS complications just days after he publicly announced he was HIV-positive.
Who is Freddy Mercury?
____means that a test cannot detect the virus in the blood of a person living with HIV, although extremely small amounts of HIV are still present
What is Undetectable ?
Strains of this STI are direct causes of cervical cancer
What is Human papillomavirus (HPV)?
Term used for following a prescribed treatment regimen:
What is Adherence or Compliance?
Drug resistance means:
The ability of viruses to continue multiplying despite the presence of drugs that usually kill them. Drug resistance is caused by changes (mutations) in the virus’s genetic structure.
Actor who admitted that he continued to have relations with women knowing that he was HIV-positive at the time.
Who is Charlie Sheen ?
Test that look for changes in the genes of HIV that are linked to drug resistance
What is Genotypic?
Used to help select a drug regimen that will likely be effective